Colleges All Girl's School

United States
December 10, 2006 11:49pm CST
I go to one of the few all women's colleges left in the United States. What is everyones opinions about all girls schools? I love it, there is less drama, more focused women and all around more intelligent conversation. I go to school in the middle of Boston so there are still plenty of men around to interact with but it's such a great experience. Anyone else go to an all girl's school? what are your opinions on all womens colleges?
44 responses
• United States
1 Feb 07
I went to Chestnut Hill College which used to be all girls but has since turned coed. I was so sad to hear that it was going coed because I really did love going to an all girls college. My school was in Philadelphia so there certainly were lots of other colleges and universities to meet guys nearby just like you were saying. I really think all girl's schools are great and if I had daughters I would encourage them to attend an all girl's school also. Good for you for choosing an all girls college!
@ljbarqs (20)
• Philippines
12 Dec 06
i came from an all girls high school then. it was really a great experience. its a place where you can really say that women can also do what men can do.(no green and pilosopo stuff ok?) like playing sports, dancing with partners, doing shakesperean plays, and the likes. furthermore, there is really more focus on studies because there are very minimal distractions. fashion is also not a problem because in every class, there is one or a group of icons that can be followed and we never go out of style since we are able to share our knowledge and reinvent ourselves together -- make overs as well. im not against coed schools ok? this is just a forum where those who like all-girls schools can talk and exchange ideas. thanks!
@arvee17 (730)
• Philippines
11 Dec 06
friends - school life
i went to an all girl school too when i went to college. and i could say that that was the best experience i had in my life! i found interesting people but more drama for me. and the best thing was that i found real friends that i know will last forever. good topic!!!
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@jenniem (89)
• United States
11 Dec 06
I don't think there is anything wrong with an all female university, in fact, I was considering one but decided not to when they didn't have my major. I think it lessens the competiveness that occurs sometimes in coed student bodies. And like you said, you can still see guys but with them not being around 24-7 may help you academically. Some women may feel more inclined to express their opinions in the classroom and I'm sure for a lot of women, they can actually focus on their studies. Good discussion.
• United States
11 Dec 06
I fail to see how it can be THAT much different. Does your college have different sorrorities? My guess is no, but I could be wrong. I think this would also be a reason for "less drama." I once read an article that among white college females, a very high percentage (well over half) of the young women are more concerned with finding a male partner than they are interested in school or networking for future business relationships. In that respect I see a difference. I am currently a junior at the university of cincinnati,which is a large public state university. I'm also male-- and perfectly capable of holding "intelligent" conversation. A question for you (with no intentions of being overwhelmingly probing), would you consider yourself a woman with strong "feminist" convictions? Would you say your school, in general, has strong feminist views?
• United States
12 Dec 06
We have no sorrorities in our college. I'm not saying men are not capable of probing conversation, but many girls are intimitaded my men and therefore reluctant to share in class. I do consider myself a feminist and so does my school but you are looking at feminist wrong. fem·i·nism /'f?m??n?z?m/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fem-uh-niz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. 2. (sometimes initial capital letter) an organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women. 3. feminine character. dictionary.com It's not a bad thing to be a feminist and we don't look down on men at all. Also the majority of the college females on my campus are not concerned with finding a male partner as much as they are finding a career and networking for future buisness relationships.
• United States
12 Dec 06
I'm glad that the majority of the women at your school are more interested in advancing themselves. That's the way it should be and I suspected as much. I do understand the feminist philosophy and I agree that everyone should be equal. I realize the world is not yet on this level, sadly. I also feel like the feminist agenda is hindered by some who take issues in the wrong direction (similiar to but not "on the same level" as African-Americans who decided to take militant action rather than diplomacy in the 60's).I can imagine the frustration though, and unfortuneately I'm not able to offer any solution.
• India
12 Dec 06
I feel colleges should all be co ed. Because life is not a unisex affair you have to interact with guys all the time so the earlier the better.
• United States
12 Dec 06
i disagree, you still interact with guys in all girls schools.
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
11 Dec 06
I think going to an all girl college would be a great experience. No distractions and you don't have to worry about what you look like when you go to class. I bet you have a fairly relaxing day. I remember when I was going to Loyola I had to look decent every day and the guys were always a distraction (I had a lot of guy friends who were always cutting up). In my opinion I would have probably stayedin college at an all girls school because I would have been more focused on school.
• United States
11 Dec 06
It is a great experience. Your exactly right, it is a fairly relaxing day, you wear sweats to pants and people don't care about how they look. I'm sure you would have been more focused. I wish you the best of luck with your future, whatever you are doing today.
@srhelmer (7029)
• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
11 Dec 06
I think they are a good place for women to learn without the pressures of having guys around them. However, in the real world, they are going to have to perform with and compete against men. How exactly does sheltering them in college help?
• United States
12 Dec 06
our school does not shelter us from men, they are still everywhere and we have oppurtunities to take classes at neighboring networking colleges, with men. We learn to perform with and compete against men but also that we have the lower step already and how to battle that and overcome it. It teaches women they can do a great job before they have men tearing them down in the world.
• United States
11 Dec 06
I would hate to be 4 out boys!
• United States
11 Dec 06
you would hate to be without boys? why? we still see boys all the time, it's a city, they are everywhere. They simply are not in our classes, they still visit our dorms and live in the same vicinity.
• United States
12 Dec 06
I've been to both coed schools and an all-girl's (high) school, and I have to say that we DON'T need guys to have fun! No offense to the men, it's just that I don't think either gender should have to depend on the other in order to live/socialize. I guess it just depends on who you prefer to be around...
• United States
12 Dec 06
i think your exactly right girls can have fun without guys. i agree with you, thank you for sharing
@drumm1n (499)
• India
11 Dec 06
i know you might think its more focused and all! but i really dont think girls can have as much fun as they would if they were with guys!if you havent experienced a coed school then i guess you could be happy with being in a girls school!!
• United States
11 Dec 06
ha, i went to a coed high school. I know what it's all about. The girls still here have just as much fun, but in classes people are more focused, there is no flirting there is paying attention, which i love. The girls here are still with guys, just not in their classes.
@mtbkanata (248)
• Canada
11 Dec 06
Heh, looks like the post above me is a computer program.. Yay Greed! You know, at the top level I look at these schools as discrimination. Women only gyms, blacks only scholarship funds.. but then I take a step back and think, why... why does this exist. I understand that many man make woman in acidemia uncomfortable, and bully and intimate them... so I think it's a wonder opportunity for women if they choose to learn in a healthy environment. Woman are just as much the key to our future as men... We've just made it unequal unfortunately. Done for the right reasons, I think that segregation schools are important for those who need them.
• United States
11 Dec 06
I really like your comment, thank you for sharing this. You are right, i can understand how you would see it as discrimination, and years ago i would have said the same thing. For such a long time there were all male schools and the ceiling is a lot lower for women than men out there. Often times women do feel lower in the academic world compared to men and my school is all about creating strong women. Thank you.
• Philippines
11 Dec 06
exclusive colleges tends to have more gay people than normal colleges.
• United States
11 Dec 06
very true. That was part of the reason i picked this school in the first place, ha. but you'll find that there are gay people everywhere and anywhere in the world and we have more straight girls than gayl.
@dlsuchix (35)
• Philippines
11 Dec 06
well, being in an ALL girl school is cool. But what parents don't realize is that they are actualy taking away the once in a lifetime experience of being a teenybopper having boyfriends... parties and dating hunks. But that's why they are our parents, it's beacuse they know whats best for us. SOme ladies get to attracted to fellow ladies because the absence of guys.... but in totality... it is a very learning experience
• United States
12 Dec 06
that is not the reason that some ladies end up getting attracted to fellow ladies. You are attracted to to whoever you are attracted to not whether you are around men or not.
@chweetie (431)
• India
12 Dec 06
ya i think that girl's schools are much better.i myself studied in a girls school.it is said that if we study in a girls school then its ver y difficult to interact with boyus.i dontthink so.in girls school,we are more focused and have much more freedom.we are more free and have much more fun.now i m going to a mixed college but i think my school life was much more interesting
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
11 Dec 06
I went to an all girls school, although I hated school the fact there was not boy dramas to think about as well was good....
@ravibabli (1557)
• India
12 Dec 06
I also love it.
• China
12 Dec 06
I never get a chance to go to a all women's colleges. One of my friends went to one of them. She said that she sometimes felt not very happy to enter into a all women's college, the reason is very simple that she hardly can find a handsome boys. hehe......I still think a college recruiting both men and women is better.
@rakeshdas (427)
• India
12 Dec 06
I will rather prefer co-ed school or colleges. From my point of view both men and women need each other to stable in life. Also they can learn how to respect each other in co-ed schools or colleges :)
@coolcatzz (1587)
• Canada
11 Dec 06
Grad picture - This is his grad picture from high school.
That's a tough one. I have an 18 year old son who attends a co-ed college and he loves it. He is getting grades in the 90's and is doing really well. He is working very hard and I'm really proud of him. He is going through to be a cop. He admitted today that college life is more fun then he thought it would be. So I guess there is two sides to everything.